Word Problems
Solving Equations
Solving Inequalities
Manipulating Equations
How many Solutions?
100

Hot dogs sold= h   Bags of popcorn sold = p

At a baseball game , the concession stand sold hotdogs and popcorn. Using the equation below, how many bags of popcorn were sold if there were 210 hot dogs sold?     6p-30=h

p= 40


6p-30=210

6p=240

p=40

100

Solve.

2x+2=10

x=4


2x=10-2

2x=8

x=4

100

Solve.

2x+5<9

x<2


2x<9-5

2x<4

x<4/2

x<2

100

Rewrite to solve for m:

y=mx+b

 m=(y-b)/x 


y-b=mx

y-b/x

100

How many solutions?

4x+2=4x+2

Infinite Solutions


x's cancel out,  2=2 is true

200

The material needed to repair a broken sink costs $341.25 and the total expected cost of the job is $424.09. The avg rate for a plumber in FL is $20.71/hr. How many hrs will the plumber be working?

4 hours

200

Solve.

 x/4+2=18 

x=64


x/4+2=18

x/4=18-2

x=16(4)

200

Solve.

4+6x < 10

x<1


6x<10-4

6x<6

x<1

200

Rewrite to solve for l

A=lwh

l=A/(wh)

200

How many solutions?

3x+7 = 2x- 7

One Solution


x's do not cancel out. 

300

A software engineer charges a flat fee of $100 and an hourly price for his consulting services. A customer paid him $800 total, which included the flat fee and the hourly prices for 14 hours of his services. What is his hourly price?

$50 an hr

300

2x+15=x+29

x=14


2x+15=x+29

2x-x+15=29

x=29-15

x=14

300

Solve:

 m/2-4>8 

m>24


m/2 > 8+4

m/2>12

m>12(2)

m>24

300

Rewrite to solve for b

y= mx+b

 b=y/(mx) 

300

How many solutions?

2(x+4)+2x= 4x+6+2

Infinite Solutions


2(x+4)+2x=4x+6+2

2x+8+2x= 4x+8

4x+8=4x+8

x's cancel out. 8=8 is true

400

The dimensions of a rectangle are 7 inches by 2.5x inches. The perimeter of the rectangle is less than 31 inches. What is the largest value of x?

3

400

2-3b=-b

b=1


2=-b+3b

2=2b

1=b

400

Solve this inequality.

150 is always less than 65 plus a number x

x<85


65+x<150

x<150-65

x< 85

400

Rewrite to solve for b2

a2+b2=c2

b2=c2-a2

400

How many solutions?

3x+6=3x-6

No Solutions


x's cancel out. 6=-6 is false. 

500

The max weight a truck can safely carry is 30,000 lbs. A driver is moving boxes into the truck. Each box contains 6 of the same types of tables, and each table weighs 90 lbs. The driver weighs 200 lbs. 

What is the maximum number of boxes the driver can move into the truck?

55 boxes

500

Solve.


 2/9x-4=10 

x=63


2/9x-4=10

2/9x=14

x=63

500

Solve.

18+8x<4x-6+3x+31

x<7


18+8x<7x+25

8x-7x<25-18

x<7

500

Rewrite to solve for h.

A=1/2bh

 h=(2A)/b 

500

How many solutions?

2(3x+2x)+4x-2x+5-3=6(2x+1)-8

No Solutions

2(3x+2x)+4x-2x+5-3=6(2x+1)-8

6x+4x+2x+2=12x+6-8

12x+2=12x-2

x's cancel out . 2=-2 is false.